Pet Shop Boys - Disco

Pet Shop Boys - Disco was the first of 4 remix albums for the UK electronic group from 1986. All the songs are from their debut LP Please. Remixers included Arthur Baker, Julian Mendelsohn, Latin Rascals, Ron Dean Miller, David Jacob, Shep Pettibone and the Pet Shop Boys themselves. The LP cover was created by Mark Farrow and PSB and featured a video still of Chris Lowe.

George Kranz - Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz)

This song Din Daa Daa - George Kranz was a number one Billboard Hot Club Play in 1984. Released in 1983 it has been and still being sampled. The group M|A|R|R|S sampled it in Pump Up The Volume in 1987. Fast forward to 2005 and the Ying Yang Twins used it in their hip hop smash Shake. I am sure this German singer / percussionist is happy about the royalties especially since it was also used in an Xbox 360 commercial as well.

Rolling Stones - Dirty Work

This is the 21st LP from the legendary rock band, The Rolling Stones. Dirty Work produced the hit Harlem Shuffle and the LP featured many guests including Tom Waits, Patti Scialfa, Bobby Womack, and Jimmy Page. This was their first LP to include a lyric sheet.

Diana Ross - Diana

Diana Ross - Diana was her biggest studio LP and was released in 1980. The LP was produced originally by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers (Chic) for Aretha Franklin. But Franklin declined the project and it was passed on to Diana Ross. It reached #2 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Billboard Soul Album Chart. It sold 6 million copies in the U.S. The single Upside Down went #1 and I'm Coming Out was also a top ten hit.

Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls

Diamonds And Pearls - Prince & The New Power Generation is his 13th LP. It came out in 1991 and was the first one with the New Power Generation. The LP cover featured the dancers Lori Werner ("Diamond") and Robia LaMorte ("Pearl"). Many hit singles were on this LP including Gett Off, Cream, Insatiable, Diamonds & Pearls, and Money Don't Matter 2 Night.

Diamonds and Pearls

Herb Alpert - Diamonds

Herb Alpert - Diamonds was a huge comeback hit for Herb in 1987. It featured the vocals of Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith and was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. The song was huge in the U.S. peaking at number 5 on the Hot 100 and Number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play and the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales.

Sade - Diamond Life

This is the 1985 debut LP for the English soul group Sade. Their lead vocalist is Sade Adu and she is the only group member that has graced the group's LP covers. Every song on this LP was excellent but the standouts were Smooth Operator, Your Love Is King and Hang On To Your Love. Smooth Operator was the breakout U.S. hit for Sade. It was the 4th and final single from the LP and it peaked at #5.

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L.T.D. - Devotion

5th LP from L.T.D. in 1979. Not one of their most popular but a very nice LP cover.

The Jacksons - Destiny

At the end of 1978, Epic Records released Destiny - The Jacksons. This was their first platinum LP despite the group's success as the Jackson Five. It included the hit Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) and also Blame It On The Boogie. With the success of this LP the group went on to tour the world. The LP cover is an awesome piece of artwork.

After The Fire - Der Kommissar

British rock group After The Fire covered this Falco song Der Kommissar in 1982, one year after he did it. ATF's version was done in English as opposed to the original German lyrics by Falco. This was After The Fire's only U.S. hit peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.